CITY

Wells

Kansas · 10 residents · 1.40 sq mi

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Wells is home to 10 people in Kansas. Owners hold 100% of the housing stock. The poverty rate is 40.0%, above the 12.5% national rate. This is an unusually credentialed place: 60% of adults have a four-year degree. Density works out to 7 people per square mile. 0% of residents were born outside the United States.

At a glance

More educated

60% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 36%

Owner-heavy

100% owner-occupied

US average: 65%

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

from 0 in 2023

2020 – 2024

Population density

7 / sq mi

from 0 / sq mi in 2023

US average: 281

Land area

1.40 sq mi

Population, 2020 – 2024

202410

Age distribution, 2024

Under 50%(0)

US avg: 5.6%

5 to 90%(0)

US avg: 6%

10 to 140%(0)

US avg: 6.4%

15 to 190%(0)

US avg: 6.6%

20 to 240%(0)

US avg: 6.5%

25 to 340%(0)

US avg: 13.7%

35 to 440%(0)

US avg: 13.2%

45 to 540%(0)

US avg: 12.2%

55 to 6440%(4)

US avg: 12.7%

65 to 740%(0)

US avg: 10.2%

75 to 8460%(6)

US avg: 5.1%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.9%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Households earning $100K+

0.0%

US average: 53.3%

Poverty rate

40.0%

US average: 12.5%

Section 03

Housing

Owner-occupied

100.0%

0.0% rent

Vacancy rate

0.0%

US average: 10.0%

Persons per household

1.67 people

US average: 2.54

Owner cost-burdened

0.0%

US average: 22.9%

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2024

White, non-Hispanic100%(10)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

Diversity Score

Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Ancestry

German60%(6)

RANKED:Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

60.0%

US average: 35.6%

High school or higher

100.0%

US average: 89.6%

Graduate degree

0.0%

US average: 14.0%

Section 07

Work & employment

Labor force participation

0.0%

US average: 63.5%

Section 08

People & community

Male

40.0%

Female

60.0%

Foreign born

0.0%

US average: 14.1%

Veterans

40.0%

US average: 6.2%

With a disability

100.0%

US average: 13.3%

Uninsured

0.0%

US average: 8.4%

Broadband at home

100.0%

US average: 91.0%

Computer in household

100.0%

US average: 95.5%

Same house as last year

100.0%

US average: 87.7%

English only at home

100.0%

US average: 77.7%

Spanish at home

0.0%

US average: 13.6%

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married100%(4)

Married0%(0)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced0%(0)

Women 15+

Never married0%(0)

Married0%(0)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced100%(6)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured

0.0%

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

60.0%

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

0.0%

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

100.0%

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

40.0%

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.0%

US average: 2.2%

Any private

100.0%

US average: 67.1%

Any public

100.0%

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era0%(0)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 4 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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